In this documentary, we experiment with a digital currency of our own to understand what drives the market

In 2017, bitcoin was one of the greatest investment manias in recent memory. This year, that boom has turned to bust.

To understand what drives the wild cryptocurrency market—the technology, hype and innovation, combined with the hacking, market manipulation and increased regulation—we decided to experiment with a digital currency of our own: WSJCoin, a virtual token for the newspaper industry.